Nihon-Bashi
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Typical Price
$500–$6,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Sekino's prolific output keeps prices accessible. Portrait prints are most collected.
Description
Nihon-Bashi — the Bridge of Japan, the zero-milepoint of the old Tokaido from which all distances on the highway were measured — appears in this print as both architectural landmark and symbolic threshold. The bridge in its Edo-period form was a daily spectacle of commerce and movement, and Sekino's depiction likely captures the bridge's role as a node of urban life at the heart of the city rather than merely a picturesque structure.
More Prints by Jun'ichiro Sekino
More Urban Scenes Prints
A Hundred Shades of Ink of Edo: Kiyonaga's Pipe (Edo zumi hyaku shoku: Kiyonaga no kiseru)
Woodblock print
View of Kabuki Theater from Matsuya (Ginza Matsuya yori Kabukiza), no. 3 from the series "Pictures of Ginza, First Series (Gashu Ginza dai isshu)"
1928
Color lithograph
Distant View of Mitsukoshi Movie Theater in Shinjuku from the Sixth Floor of Hoteiya (Hoteiya rokkai kara Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Musashi no kan enbo zu), no. 1 from the series "Scenery of Shinjuku (Gashu Shinjuku fukei)"
1930
Color lithograph
Spring Dusk at the Tōshō Shrine in Ueno
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Nihon-Bashi was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎).
Nihon-Bashi depicts urban scenes, bridges, and travel scenes.